Pier 7

Pier 7 is a deduction puzzle with little aliens, told in pictures. The map to the Hidden Star was torn into pieces, and each piece went to a different starport. At every port a few travellers come off the ships, and one of them carries the next piece.

The customs cameras only catch each traveller half hidden: antennae over a stack of crates, eyes in a dark storeroom, a hand's shadow at the shadow theatre, stripes through frosted glass. Put the photos together, work out who is who (name, home world and cargo), and send your answer to the relay. Then the crew signals the next stop on their fingers, and not every alien has ten.

Every case has exactly one answer, and you never have to guess. Hints point at the next real step and only fill in the answer if you ask. Play a voyage of three to five ports, or the case of the day, which is the same for everyone. When you want it harder, there's a ledger of written clues. Simple counting keeps it friendly for younger players, and every picture is drawn by our own code.